Optical combiner with integrated prescription optical correction and method of manufacture

ABSTRACT

A head mounted display includes a combiner configured to receive display light from a micro-display. The world-facing surface of the combiner has a curvature that corresponds to a user&#39;s vision correction prescription. The head mounted display also includes a corrective layer having a second curvature that corresponds to the user&#39;s vision correction prescription. The corrective layer is disposed on the eye-facing surface of the combiner such that the focal point of the display light is adjusted for the specific user as the display light exits the combiner towards the user&#39;s eye.

BACKGROUND

In the field of optics, a combiner is an optical apparatus that combinestwo light sources, for example, light transmitted from a micro-displayand directed to the combiner via a waveguide, and environmental lightfrom outside of the combiner. Optical combiners are used in heads updisplays (HUDs), sometimes referred to as head mounted displays (HMDs)or near-eye displays, which allow a user to view computer generatedcontent (e.g., text, images, or video content) superimposed over auser's environment viewed through the HMD, creating what is known asaugmented reality (AR). The HMD enables a user to view thecomputer-generated content without having to significantly shift his orher line of sight. Conventional near-to-eye displays are not well suitedfor users that require prescription corrective lenses as HMDs canphysically interfere with conventional prescription corrective glassesbecause they are necessarily worn close to a user's eye, thus limitingthe vertex distance available for corrective and display components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present disclosure may be better understood, and its numerousfeatures and advantages made apparent to those skilled in the art byreferencing the accompanying drawings. The use of the same referencesymbols in different drawings indicates similar or identical items.

FIG. 1 illustrates a lateral cross-section of an HMD including acombiner with an integrated prescription mounted within a frame inaccordance with at least one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating expanded cross-section of the layers ofan example combiner with integrated prescription in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a method of manufacturing a combiner withintegrated prescription in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 4 is an example geometry of the waveguide prism and compensationprism in accordance with some embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Conventional methods for including a corrective optical prescription inan HMD primarily require configuring the display to accommodate aseparate prescription lens, either as part of eye-glasses worn by theuser or as a lens that is inserted into or attached to a combiner of theHMD. The result is often a bulky system that can be uncomfortable for auser to wear, thus detracting from the user experience. Further,boundary lines of a corrective prescription lens included in a combineras an insert or attachment are often visible to the user, which alsodetracts from the user experience.

There are also complications in simultaneously correcting both the lightfrom within the combiner and the environmental light such that a userdoes not experience optical aberrations when viewing an augmentedreality scene. For example, if a corrective lens is positioned theworld-facing side (i.e., the side facing away from a user) of an opticalcombiner, then light representing the computer generated content, whichis traveling within the combiner, does not receive any prescriptivecorrection and will appear out of focus to the user. Further, if acorrective lens is positioned over the eye-ward side (i.e., the sidefacing towards a user) of an optical combiner, the strength of theprescription lens is limited by the vertex distance (i.e., the spaceavailable between the combiner and the user's eye). This is due to thefact that a stronger prescription (i.e., larger diopter) requires thecorrective lens to be thicker, whether at the edges of the lens (as innearsighted vision correction) or in the center of the lens (as infarsighted vision correction), which can potentially bump into a user'scheek or eyelashes.

Using the techniques described herein, a corrective prescription isintegrated directly into a combiner of an HMD. This integration canreduce bulk and weight of the HMD, as well as increase the range ofprescription diopters that can be accommodated by the HMD. One challengeof integrating the corrective prescription is that, while combiners canbe formed from the same material typically used in the manufacturing ofprescription lenses, such as, for example, optical grade polycarbonateplastic or a urethane-based monomer material, the combiner also includesspecialized layers and components to facilitate transmission of lightfrom a light source, through a volume of the combiner, and then out ofthe combiner towards a user's eye. Using the techniques disclosedherein, the manufacturing of a combiner with an integrated correctiveprescription allows the layers and components of the combiner to remainunaltered, while also delivering high quality prescription visioncorrection tailored to the individual user.

Prescription eyeglasses lens have two curved surfaces of consequence tothe vision of the wearer: the eye-side surface and the world-sidesurface. The corrective power of a lens is determined by adding thedegree of curvature of eye-side surface and the degree of curvature ofthe world-side surface. For any given corrective power, an infinitenumber of curve combinations may be used to achieve the same result.Prescription lenses for eyeglasses are typically made from a pre-formeddisk of polycarbonate plastic, called a blank, with one side being flatand the other side having a convex curvature corresponding to theworld-side curvature described by a user's specific prescription.Material from the flat side is then cut or ground away utilizingspecialized equipment to form the eye-side curvature according to theuser's prescription. The edges of the resulting lens are then shaped tofit into a frame to be worn by the user.

FIGS. 1-4 illustrate embodiments of optical combiners that includeintegrated prescription optical correction and methods of manufacturingthe same. An optical combiner with an integrated prescription can bemanufactured in much the same way as conventional eyeglass lenses. Forexample, by creating a “blank” formed from layers of material havingspecialized coatings and/or embedded physical features and then cuttingthe eye-side and world-side surfaces of the blank according to thespecific curvatures called for by a user's prescription. The edges ofthe resulting combiner/prescription lens can then be shaped to fit intoan HMD or other near-to-eye display system.

FIG. 1 illustrates a lateral cross-section of an HMD 100 including acombiner 104 mounted within a frame 102 in accordance with at least oneembodiment. The HMD 100 employs an eyeglass form factor with an eyeglassframe 102 in which a combiner 104 is housed. The combiner 104 includes awaveguide prism 106 located at the upper portion of the world-side 110of the combiner 104 and a compensation prism 114 located at the lowerportion of the world-side 110 of the combiner 104. The waveguide prism106 is configured to act upon light traveling within the waveguide prism106 to change at least one of: the direction that the light istraveling, the polarization state of the light, and the angle at whichlight is refracted or reflected. These changes facilitate conveyance oflight within the waveguide prism 106 to an outcoupler region 120, wherethe light is then directed out of the waveguide prism 106 towards auser's eye.

The waveguide prism 106 is positioned within the frame 102 to receivedisplay light 130 from a micro-display 108 mounted within a housing 118at the top of the frame 102. The micro-display 108 is connected tocomputing components (not shown) responsible for providing computergenerated content to the micro-display 108. In some embodiments,computer generated content includes video content, images, or text thatis intended to be viewed by a user wearing the HMD 100. Light emittedfrom the micro-display is conveyed through a field lens 124, which actsto align the light in a parallel fashion so that the light has minimalspread as it propagates within the waveguide prism 106. After beingcollimated at the field lens 124, the light is transmitted into thecombiner 104 at an incoupler region 126 as display light 130.

Coupled to the waveguide prism 106 is the compensation prism 114, whichis shaped to be complementary to the waveguide prism 106 such that thecombined waveguide prism 106 and compensation prism 114 form thecombiner 104 having a lens-like shape configured to be mounted withinthe frame 102. Thus, the world-side 110 of the combiner 104 includes thewaveguide prism 106 and the compensation prism 114 and can be configuredto have a curvature that corresponds to a user's correctiveprescription. The compensation prism 114 is formed from a transparentoptical material, such as that used to form the waveguide prism 106,which allows light from the environment 128 to be transmitted throughthe combiner 104 such that the light from the environment 128 iscombined with display light 130 conveyed from the waveguide prism 106 topresent the user's with an image overlaying the user's environment.

The eye-side 112 of the combiner is comprised of a correction layer 116formed from optical grade transparent material and configured to have acurvature corresponding to a user's prescription. The waveguide prism106 and compensation prism 114 can be formed of the same or similarmaterial to that of the correction layer 116. Additionally, as describedbelow with reference to FIG. 2 , other layers of materials or coatingsmay be included on or between the waveguide prism 106, the compensationprism 114, and the correction layer 116 to impart the combiner 104 withspecific light interaction properties.

In order to present an image for viewing by a user, the micro-display108 directs light 130 to the field lens 124, where the light iscollimated and transmitted into the waveguide prism 106 portion of thecombiner 104 via the incoupler region 126. The display light 130 (orrepresentation thereof) is then transmitted within and along thewaveguide prism 106 to an outcoupler region 120 of the waveguide prism106. The outcoupler region 120 is configured to reflect therepresentation of the display light 130 at an angle less than thecritical angle so that the representation of the display light 130 isdirected out of the combiner 104, through the correction layer 116,towards a user's eye 122. The combination of display light 130 reflectedfrom the outcoupler region 120 and environmental light 128 transmittedthrough the combiner 104 from the world-side 110 create an AR sceneviewable by the user. As the display light 130 representing an image andthe environmental light 128 both travel through the correction layer116, the user will see both the image and the environmental scene infocus.

FIG. 2 illustrates an expanded cross-section of the layers of an examplecombiner 200 in accordance with some embodiments. The combiner may besimilar to the combiner 104 illustrated in FIG. 1 and is described withreference to the world-side 110 and the eye-side 112 of the combiner 200when employed in an HMD 100 such as illustrated in FIG. 1 . Startingfrom the eye-side 112 of the combiner 200, a first layer 202 is providedthat is formed from transparent optical grade material and configured tohave a curvature, facing a user's eye, that corresponds to the diopterof user's prescription. The first layer 202 is also has a convexcurvature, with respect to the eye-side 112 of the combiner 200, on itsworld-side 110 surface. Disposed on the world-side 110 surface of thefirst layer is a partial mirror coating 238. A second layer 204, formedfrom transparent optical grade material, is disposed on the world-side110 surface of the first layer 202 and configured to have a concavecurvature on its eye-side 112 surface that corresponds to the convexcurvature of the first layer 202. A third layer 206 comprising a quarterwave plate (QWP) and an anti-reflective film is disposed on theworld-side 110 surface of the third layer 206. The QWP serves to alterthe polarization state of a light wave as it is transmitted through theQWP. While the first 202, second 204, and third 206 layers may differ inthickness, each of the layers is configured to span the vertical height(h) of the combiner.

Continuing from the eye-side 112 of the combiner 200, a fourth layer 208or outermost layer on the world-side 110 of the combiner 200, includes awaveguide prism 220 vertically coupled to a compensation prism 222 witha PBS film layer 210 and a polarization film layer 212 of lineardisposed therebetween at an outcoupling region 224. The waveguide prism220 and the compensation prism 222 each have a vertical height that isless than the vertical height (h) of the combiner 200 but such that thetotal vertical height of the fourth layer 208 is equal to the height ofthe combiner 200. In order to maintain an air gap 236 between the thirdlayer 206 and fourth layer 208, microspheres 214 are placed between thethird layer 206 and fourth layer 208.

According to some embodiments, an output film stack layer 218 isdisposed on the eye-side 112 surface of the first layer 202. The outputfilm stack layer 218 is composed of linear polarization film 226, PBSfilm 228, and QWP film 230. In addition, a linear polarization filmlayer 232 can be bonded to the top edge 234 of the waveguide prism 220such that, when the combiner 200 is employed in an HMD, such as the HMD100 illustrated in FIG. 1 , the linear polarization film layer 232 isdisposed between the field lens 124 and the waveguide prism 220. Thus,display light from a micro-display is linearly polarized before enteringinto the waveguide prism 220.

With the described configuration of FIG. 2 , in an embodiment wheredisplay light 240 is provided to the combiner 200 from a micro-display(not shown), the display light 240 is linearly polarized as it istransmitted through the linear polarization film layer 232 into thewaveguide prism 220. Though the information carried by the display light240 (i.e., the computer generated content) remains unchanged, at leastone property of the display light 240 is altered by the linearpolarization film layer 232, thus light within the waveguide prism 220will be referred to as a representation of the display light 240. Therepresentation of the display light 240 travels through the volume ofthe waveguide prism 220 until it is incident upon the world-side 110surface of the waveguide prism 220 at an angle greater than the criticalangle for the representation of the display light 240 to be totallyinternally reflected, which is determined based on the material fromwhich the waveguide prism is formed and the environmental medium (e.g.,air or water). The reflected representation of the display light 240travels back through the volume of the waveguide prism 220 and isreflected from the eye-side 112 surface of the waveguide prism 220.Depending on the vertical length of the waveguide prism 220 and theangles at which the representation of the display light 240 isreflected, multiple reflections of the representation of the displaylight 240 can occur before the representation of the display light 240is incident on the polarization film layer 212 disposed at theoutcoupling region 224.

The representation of the display light 240 is then transmitted throughthe polarization film 212 to PBS film 210, where it is reflected towardthe eye-side 112 surface of the waveguide prism 220 at an angle lessthan the critical angle for the material from which the waveguide prism220 is formed and the air within the air gap 236. Accordingly, therepresentation of the display light 240 is transmitted through theeye-side 112 surface of the waveguide prism 220, through the air gap236, and through the third layer 206 where the polarization state of therepresentation of the display light 240 is converted from linear tocircular polarization. The circularly polarized representation of thedisplay light 240 then continues through the second layer 204, andthrough the first layer 202 to the QWP film 230. As the representationof the display light 240 passes through the QWP film 230 it is linearlypolarized such that upon incident at PBS film 228, the linearlypolarized representation of the display light 240 is reflected backthrough the QWP film 230 where it is again circularly polarized. Thecircularly polarized representation of the display light 240 travelsthrough the first layer 202 and is reflected by the partial mirrorcoating 238, which results in reversal of the handedness of the circularpolarization. The representation of the display light 240 travels backthrough the first layer 202 and through the QWP film 230, where itscircular polarization is converted to a linear polarization state thatis orthogonal to the linear polarization state when the representationof the display light first passed through the QWP film 230. Therepresentation of the display light 240, having a linear polarizationwhich is transmissible though PBS film 228, passes through the PBS film228 and the linear polarization film 226 to exit the combiner towards auser's eye.

The angles at which the representation of the display light 240 travelsand is reflected between the eye-side 112 surface and world-side 110surface depicted in FIG. 2 are exemplary only and may vary based on theconfiguration of the combiner 200. Furthermore, the curvatures of thefirst layer 202, second layer 204, third layer 206, and output filmstack layer 218 are exemplary only and may vary based on an individualuser's prescription.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a method 300 of manufacturing a combiner,such as the combiner 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 . At block 302, aplano-convex component (PCX), a plano-concave component (PCC), awaveguide prism component, and a compensation prism component areformed. Injection molding can be used to form the components, thoughother techniques for molding plastics may be utilized as well. Thecomponents can each be formed from the same optical grade transparentmaterial or from a variety of optical grade transparent materials andmay be formed as discs or other shapes. The curvatures of the PCXcomponent and PCX component are formed to be complementary to oneanother such that when bonded, the convex surface of the PCX componentfits within the concave surface of the PCX component without gaps. Thewaveguide prism component is configured to have at least one edge thatis complementary to a corresponding edge of the compensation prismcomponent, as further described below with reference to FIG. 4 , suchthat when bonded they form a component having a shape and size that isapproximately equal to that of the PCX and PCX components.

At block 304, a partial mirror coating is applied to the convex surfaceof the PCX component. At block 306, the PCX component is then bonded tothe PCX component. A layer of QWP film is then adhered to the planarsurface of the PCX component at block 308. A pressure sensitive adhesivecan be used to adhere the QWP film to the PCX component. At block 310, alayer of PBS film and a layer of linear polarization film are adhered toa connection edge of the waveguide prism formed at block 302. The PBSfilm and linear polarization film can be adhered to the waveguide prismusing a pressure sensitive adhesive similar to that used to adhere theQWP film to the PCX component. The waveguide prism and compensationprism are then bonded at their connection edges so that the PBS film andlinear polarization film are between the two prisms at block 312. Thebonded waveguide prism and compensation prism form a complete componenthaving approximately the same size and shape as the PCX and PCXcomponents. At block 314, the waveguide/compensation prism component isbonded to the PCX/PCC component assembly to form a lens blank having aworld-side corresponding to the waveguide/compensation prism componentand an eye-side corresponding to a planar side of the PCX component.

Optical lens cutting equipment, such as a generator, can be used to cut,or grind, the eye-side of the lens blank to have a curvaturecorresponding to a user's individual prescription at block 316. Similarequipment can be used to cut the world-side of the lens blank to have acurvature corresponding to the user's individual prescription at block318. The resulting shaped lens blank can be referred to as a combiner asit contains the features required to convey display light and combinethe display light with environmental light to be viewed by the user.Once the eye-side and world-side of the combiner have been shaped, anoutput film stack layer 218 can be adhered to the eye-side of thecombiner at block 320. The completed combiner can then be fitted into anHMD, such as HMD 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 , or other near-to-eyedisplay device.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example configuration 400 of a waveguide prism 402and compensation prism 412, such as the waveguide prism and compensationprism formed at block 302 of FIG. 3 . The waveguide prism 402 is formedas a partial disc having a top surface 404, a bottom surface 406, anouter edge 408, and a connection edge 410 at an acute angle to the topsurface 404. Though the connection edge 410 is shown as being straight,the connection edge 410 could be curved, wavy, or configured to haveprotruding features. Furthermore, the connection edge 410 is shownhaving a consistent angle, with respect to the top surface 404, over thelength of the edge. However, the angle may vary, while not exceedingninety degrees, along the length of the connection edge 410.

The compensation prism 412 is formed as a partial disc having a topsurface 414, a bottom surface 416, an outer edge 418, and a connectionedge 420 at an obtuse angle to the top surface 414. Though theconnection edge 420 of the compensation prism 412 is shown as beingstraight, the connection edge 420 could be curved, wavy, or configuredto have protruding features. Furthermore, the connection edge 420 isshown having a consistent angle, with respect to the top surface 414 ofthe compensation prism 412, over the length of the edge, but the anglemay vary, while not being less than ninety degrees, along the length ofthe connection edge 420. The angles and shapes given to the connectionedge 410 of the waveguide prism 402 and the connection edge 420 of thecompensation prism 412 are complementary to each other, such that thesurfaces of the connection edges 410, 420 can be fit together flush,without gaps, to form a complete disc, as when bonded at block 312illustrated in FIG. 3 . While the connected compensation prism 412 andwaveguide prism 402 are shown as a disc, the compensation prism 412 andthe waveguide prism 402 may be formed in any other shape suitable forcutting by optical lens cutting equipment.

In some embodiments, certain aspects of the techniques described abovemay be implemented by one or more processors of a processing systemexecuting software. The software comprises one or more sets ofexecutable instructions stored or otherwise tangibly embodied on anon-transitory computer readable storage medium. The software caninclude the instructions and certain data that, when executed by the oneor more processors, manipulate the one or more processors to perform oneor more aspects of the techniques described above. The non-transitorycomputer readable storage medium can include, for example, a magnetic oroptical disk storage device, solid state storage devices such as Flashmemory, a cache, random access memory (RAM) or other non-volatile memorydevice or devices, and the like. The executable instructions stored onthe non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be in sourcecode, assembly language code, object code, or other instruction formatthat is interpreted or otherwise executable by one or more processors.

A computer readable storage medium may include any storage medium, orcombination of storage media, accessible by a computer system during useto provide instructions and/or data to the computer system. Such storagemedia can include, but is not limited to, optical media (e.g., compactdisc (CD), digital versatile disc (DVD), Blu-Ray disc), magnetic media(e.g., floppy disc, magnetic tape, or magnetic hard drive), volatilememory (e.g., random access memory (RAM) or cache), non-volatile memory(e.g., read-only memory (ROM) or Flash memory), ormicroelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based storage media. The computerreadable storage medium may be embedded in the computing system (e.g.,system RAM or ROM), fixedly attached to the computing system (e.g., amagnetic hard drive), removably attached to the computing system (e.g.,an optical disc or Universal Serial Bus (USB)-based Flash memory), orcoupled to the computer system via a wired or wireless network (e.g.,network accessible storage (NAS)).

Note that not all of the activities or elements described above in thegeneral description are required, that a portion of a specific activityor device may not be required, and that one or more further activitiesmay be performed, or elements included, in addition to those described.Still further, the order in which activities are listed are notnecessarily the order in which they are performed. Also, the conceptshave been described with reference to specific embodiments. However, oneof ordinary skill in the art appreciates that various modifications andchanges can be made without departing from the scope of the presentdisclosure as set forth in the claims below. Accordingly, thespecification and figures are to be regarded in an illustrative ratherthan a restrictive sense, and all such modifications are intended to beincluded within the scope of the present disclosure.

Benefits, other advantages, and solutions to problems have beendescribed above with regard to specific embodiments. However, thebenefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any feature(s) that maycause any benefit, advantage, or solution to occur or become morepronounced are not to be construed as a critical, required, or essentialfeature of any or all the claims. Moreover, the particular embodimentsdisclosed above are illustrative only, as the disclosed subject mattermay be modified and practiced in different but equivalent mannersapparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of the teachingsherein. No limitations are intended to the details of construction ordesign herein shown, other than as described in the claims below. It istherefore evident that the particular embodiments disclosed above may bealtered or modified and all such variations are considered within thescope of the disclosed subject matter. Accordingly, the protectionsought herein is as set forth in the claims below.

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 21. An optical combiner comprising: a first layercomprising a waveguide prism and a compensation prism, the first layerdisposed at a world-side surface of the optical combiner and comprisinga first curvature; and a second layer comprising an output film stackcomprising a plurality of layers disposed at an eye-side surface of theoptical combiner, the second layer comprising a second curvature. 22.The optical combiner of claim 21, wherein the first layer comprises apolarization film layer between the waveguide prism and the compensationprism.
 23. The optical combiner of claim 22, wherein the first layercomprises a polarization beam splitting (PBS) film layer between thepolarization film layer and the compensation prism.
 24. The opticalcombiner of claim 21, wherein the plurality of layers comprises a linearpolarization film at the eye-side surface of the optical combiner. 25.The optical combiner of claim 24, wherein the plurality of layerscomprises a polarization beam splitting (PBS) film adjacent to thelinear polarization film.
 26. The optical combiner of claim 25, whereinthe plurality of layers comprises a quarter waveplate film adjacent tothe PBS film, wherein the PBS film is between the quarter waveplate filmand the linear polarization film.
 27. The optical combiner of claim 21,further comprising a linear polarization film on a top edge of thewaveguide prism to receive display light from a micro-display andpolarize the received display light prior to it entering the waveguideprism.
 28. The optical combiner of claim 21, further comprising a thirdlayer adjacent to the second layer on a side toward the world-sidesurface of the optical combiner, the third layer comprising atransparent optical grade material with a curvature that corresponds toa diopter of a vision correction prescription.
 29. The optical combinerof claim 28, wherein the third layer comprises a convex curvature on asurface facing the world-side surface of the optical combiner.
 30. Theoptical combiner of claim 29, further comprising a partial mirrorcoating layer adjacent to the third layer and on an opposite side of thethird layer than the second layer.
 31. The optical combiner of claim 30,further comprising a fourth layer adjacent to the partial mirror coatinglayer, the fourth layer comprising a transparent optical grade material.32. The optical combiner of claim 31, the fourth layer comprising aconcave curvature on a surface facing the eye-side surface of theoptical combiner, the concave curvature corresponding to the convexcurvature on the third layer.
 33. The optical combiner of claim 31,further comprising a fifth layer comprising a quarter wave plate layeradjacent to the fourth layer toward the world-side surface of theoptical combiner.
 34. The optical combiner of claim 33, furthercomprising microspheres between the first layer and the fifth layer tomaintain an air gap between the first layer and the fifth layer.
 35. Theoptical combiner of claim 21, wherein the first curvature and the secondcurvature correspond to a vision correction prescription.
 36. Ahead-mounted display (HMD) comprising: a micro-display to emit displaylight; an optical combiner to receive the display light from themicro-display, the optical combiner comprising: a first layer comprisinga waveguide prism and a compensation prism, the first layer arranged ata world-side surface of the optical combiner and comprising a firstcurvature; and a second layer comprising an output film stack comprisinga plurality of layers arranged at an eye-side surface of the opticalcombiner, the second layer comprising a second curvature; and a frame tohold the optical combiner and the micro-display.
 37. The HMD of claim36, wherein the first layer comprises a polarization film layer and apolarization beam splitting (PBS) layer arranged between the waveguideprism and the compensation prism.
 38. The HMD of claim 36, wherein firstlayer spans a vertical height of the optical combiner and the waveguideprism is arranged above the compensation prism.
 39. An optical combinercomprising: a first layer comprising a waveguide prism and acompensation prism, the first layer disposed at a world-side surface ofthe optical combiner and spanning a height of the optical combiner,wherein the waveguide prism is arranged above the compensation prism,wherein the first layer comprises a first curvature corresponding to avision correction prescription; and a corrective layer disposed at aneye-side surface of the optical combiner, the corrective layercomprising a second curvature corresponding to the vision correctionprescription.
 40. The optical combiner of claim 39, further comprising:a linear polarization film at a top edge of the waveguide prism; apolarization film layer at a bottom edge of the waveguide prism; and apolarization beam splitting (PBS) film layer between the polarizationfilm layer and the compensation prism.